Martha Gray carpet weaver

1st July 1950, St Pauls' Church, Nethergate, Dundee

Parents:

• Birth*: Martha Gray carpet weaver was born in December 1880 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, .
• She was the daughter of Hugh Gray coal carter and Martha Conway general servant.
• (Bride) Marriage*: Martha Gray carpet weaver married James Dargie stone quarrier, tram car driver, son of James Dargie quarrier and Jessie Kinmond, on 30 December 1904 at Hillview, City Road, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1905 marriages in the dirctrict of Lochee in the burgh of Dundee, ref 3; 1904 on the Thirtieth day of December at Hillview City Road Lochee after publication according to the forms of the United Free Church; signed James Dargie stone quarrier, bachelor age 24, Hillview City Road Lochee, James Dargie quarry master Jessie Dargie ms Kinmond; signed Martha Gray jute weaver, spinster age 24, 8 Rosebank Street Dundee, Hugh Gray carter (dec) Martha Gray ms Conway; signed James Cameron minister Bonnethill Church Dundee, signed John Dargie, Susan S Robertson witnesses; registered 1905 January 2 at Lochee J Robertson registrar.¹
• (Deceased) Death*: Martha Gray carpet weaver died on 4 December 1957 at Royal Infirmary, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , Martha Dargie widow of James Dargie tram car driver; 1957 December Fourth 6h 40m pm at Royal Infirmary (UR 56 Provost Road) Dundee; female aged 76 years, parents Hugh Gray coal carter (dec) and Martha Gray ms Conway (dec); coronary thrombosis as vert by Ian A Harper MBChB; signed William Conway cousin 16 Burn Street Dundee; registered 1957 December 5th at Dundee signed J H Vaughan assist registrar initialled John E Cant registrar.²

• Married Name: As of 30 December 1904, her married name was Dargie.¹
• (Informant) Death: She registered the death of Martha Conway general servant on 1 February 1918 at East Poorhouse, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1918 deaths in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee, ref 98; Martha Gray widow of Hugh Gray coal carter; 1918 February first 4h 15 m pm East Poorhouse Dundee ur 43 Main Street; female aged 78 parents John Conway (dec) and Jane Conway ms Waugh (dec); arterio sclerosis cerebral haemorrhage as cert by K MacKinnon MBChB; signed Martha Dargie daughter 43 Main Street; 1918 February 2nd at Dundee Jas Murray registrar.³
• (Witness) Event-Misc: Martha Gray carpet weaver was present when James Conway van driver and Agnes McKenzie Fisher kitchen maid were celebrating their Diamond Wedding Anniversary on 8 June 1921 at Masonic Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, .⁴
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
• (Informant) Death: Martha Gray carpet weaver registered the death of James Dargie stone quarrier, tram car driver on 1 January 1947 at 35 Dundonald Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; First name(s)     James
  Last name     Dargie
  Sex     Male
  Death year     1947
  Death date     01 Jan 1947
  Place     Dundee
  Periodical     Courier & Advertiser
  Publication Year     1947
  Publication date     3 Jan 1947
  Page     6
  Spouse's First Name     Martha
  Spouse's Last Name     Gray
  County     Forfarshire (Angus)
  Country     Scotland
  Event Type     Obituary
  Record set     Scotland, Newspaper Death Reports & Obituaries
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Parish Burials
  Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.^2,5
• Photograph*: Jessie Kinmond Dargie calender worker and Martha Gray carpet weaver are in this photograph taken on 1 July 1950 at St Paul's Church, Nethergate, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, .⁶
  

  1st July 1950, St Pauls' Church, Nethergate, Dundee

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	3 April 1881	She was listed as a member of the household of Hugh Gray coal carter and Martha Conway general servant in the 1881 census at 7a North Woodside Road, St George, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, . Martha Gray, daug, 4mo, Glasgow; Hugh Gray, head, 40, carter, Maybole; Martha , wife, 40.7,8
Member of Household	5 April 1891	She was listed as a member of the household of Martha Conway general servant in the 1891 census at 12 Rosebank Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Martha Gray, daug, 10, scholar, Glasgow; Martha Gray, head, 50, laundress, employed, b Monkton, 1 room with window.9
Member of Household	31 March 1901	She was listed in the 1901 census at 8 Rosebank Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Martha Gray, daug, 20, carpet weaver, Glasgow; Martha Gray, head, 60, laundress, working on own account at home, b Monkton, 2 rooms with window.10